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Guillain–Barré syndrome (also called "GBS") is a rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system. [3] Typically, both sides of the body are involved, and the initial symptoms are changes in sensation or pain often in the back along with muscle weakness, beginning in the feet and hands, often spreading to the arms and upper body. [3]
Guillain–Barré syndrome; Gillespie syndrome; Gitelman syndrome; Gleich's syndrome; GMS syndrome; Goldberg–Shprintzen syndrome; Goldenhar syndrome; Gomez and López-Hernández syndrome; Gonadotropin insensitivity; Gonadotropin-releasing hormone insensitivity; Goodpasture syndrome; Gordon syndrome; Gougerot–Blum syndrome; Gourmand syndrome ...
Guillain-Barré syndrome (pronounced gee-YAH-buh-RAY) is a rare autoimmune disorder that has been getting attention recently because of its potential connection with the coronavirus. In a letter ...
The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (aka Essential Medicines List for Children [1] or EMLc [1]), published by the World Health Organization (WHO), contains the medications considered to be most effective and safe in children up to twelve years of age to meet the most important needs in a health system.
Guillain-Barre is an autoimmune disease, meaning that it occurs when the immune system attacks healthy tissues, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Antibodies to a GM1 epitope as well as to one with the GT1a or GD3 epitope were found in different strains of Campylobacter jejuni [14] and patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome have a high occurrence of C. jejuni infection. [15] Many studies indicate that C. jejuni may be causative for a subset of some forms of neuropathies.
Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, was diagnosed and under treatment for GBS in April 2010. [19] Michael Joncas, priest and composer, best known for his hymn, "On Eagle's Wings" [20] Rafael Martin, Mexican-American former professional baseball player for the Washington Nationals [21]
Multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) is a progressively worsening condition where muscles in the extremities gradually weaken.The disorder, a pure motor neuropathy syndrome, is sometimes mistaken for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) because of the similarity in the clinical picture, especially if muscle fasciculations are present.